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Jun 2016
Following the UK’s decision to exit the European Union, it is unlikely that this decision will impact significantly on the United Kingdom’s approach to health and safety. The UK has a gold standard of health and safety and is one of the safest places to work in the world. The history of health and safety…
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Jun 2016
Supermarket chain giant, Aldi, has been fined £100,000 for its first ever health and safety conviction. Contractor, Wilkinson Maintenance, was also fined after an un-secured smoking shelter was blown by the wind and an employee was subsequently injured. An employee was taking a cigarette break outside Aldi’s Distribution Centre in Faverdale when a gust of…
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Jun 2016
A tragic accident has resulted in a Director being found guilty of gross negligence for manslaughter. Allan Tomson owned a company called, Building & Dismantling Contractors Limited. Mr Tomson was found guilty of gross negligence and manslaughter and his company was found guilty of health and safety breaches. He was sentenced to six years following…
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Jun 2016
Experts from the Institute of Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden Hospital have said that less but stronger doses of radiotherapy treatment for prostate cancer could save the NHS money and patients’ time. The study was funded partly by Cancer Research UK and the Department of Health. The experts also said that they had obtained…
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Jun 2016
The Supreme Court has held that two Nigerian employees did not suffer direct or indirect race discrimination when their employers treated them poorly due to their status as vulnerable domestic migrant workers. Under the Equality Act 2010, direct race discrimination occurs where an employer treats an employee less favourably than it treats or would treat…
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Jun 2016
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has confirmed that the ACAS Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures only applies to dismissals where there is ‘culpable conduct’. This conduct could be in the form of misconduct or poor performance. The impact of the decision is that where poor performance is due to illness, the Code…
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